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“Technically, Burke and Karras would have to exit the side window to land on the Hitchcock Steps.”
Hmm, Justy tells me the same thing… but I built the house on The Sims 2, exactly like it is in the movie and I never had a problem placing the steps on the right spot. As I see it, the only fault in the movie is that Regan’s bedroom should have three windows rather than two.
“I believe Friedkin was right to change Regan’s personality in the film anyway. It’s fine in the novel because obviously the characters are much more fleshed-out, but in the movie there’s only a small amount time to establish Regan as a normal little girl, and have the audience relate and sympathise with her. “
Justin, Regan of the novel giggles too! except not ALL the time. She still acts like a normal, happy girl while not possessed. And,actually,a lot of reviewers of the movie have complained that Linda’s performance in the earlier scenes was too saccharine-sweet. A little bit of seriousness and shyness from her would have added to the horror! How can you not agree with this? I just can’t stand that she has to laugh even while saying dialogue that is supposed to be serious. For example:
Novel:
(discussing Burke)“Well, you like him.”
“Oh, well, sure I like him, honey; don’t you?”
She made no answer.
“Baby, what’s going on?” Chris prodded her daughter.
“You’re going to marry him, Mommy, aren’t you.” It wasn’t a question, but a sullen statement.Movie:
Linda (smiles) well, you like him.
Chris: Yeah, I like him. Don’t you like him? Hey, what’s going on, what is this?
– now Linda doesn’t even look away without responding like Regan does in the novel, she just keeps smiling:
Linda: You’re gonna marry him, aren’t you? Hahahaha… whaaat?Novel:
Regan: “Well, I heard. . .”
“You heard what? huh? From who?”
Whirling slivers of doubt in the eyes; hesitation; then a shrug of dismissal. “I don’t know. I just thought. . .”Movie:
Linda is laughing as usual: Well, I heard -differently.
Chris: OH, you did? What did you hear, huh?
Linda: I don’t know, hehehe, I just thought hehehee…” LolYou know, the first time I watched the movie I didn’t even get the feeling that Regan didn’t like Burke Dennings, it’s just so hard to tell with her talking so happily about it.
Yeah, exactly, she just looks mildly concerned. But that goes for every ‘normal-Regan scenes in the movie. They completely changed her personality -from a shy, diffident girl in the novel- to a ‘all the time giggly girl’ That was Friedkin’s fault, though. The only acting training Linda had was from him, and he asked her to be natural and act like herself.
“But in her eyes i never saw fear or a sign that she was breaking down… She never cried, she never asked for her mom and stuff like that.”
I’m not understanding… You never saw fear in her eyes?? She was absolutely confused and frightened by what was happening to her- But this is why I love Regan of the novel a lot more than Linda’s portrayal of Regan. In the book, she’s a very delicate, sensitive girl (like me 😉 )and does cry for her mom a lot. I love this excerpt of the book beyond words:
“Regan stared at the doctors in sudden bewilderment. “Where’s Mom? I want my Mom!” she wept.
At a nod from the neuropsychiatrist, Klein left the room to go and get Chris.
“Your mother will be here in just a second, dear,” the psychiatrist told Regan. He sat on the bed and stroked her head. “There, there, it’s all right, dear, I’m a doctor.”
“I want my Mom!” wept Regan.
“She’s coming. Do you hurt, dear?”
She nodded, the tears streaming down.
“Where?”
“Just every place” sobbed Regan. “I feel all achy!”
“Oh, my baby!”
“Mommy!”
Chris ran to the bed and hugged her. Kissed her. Comforted and soothed. Then Chris herself began to weep. “OH, Rags,you’re back, it’s really you…”
“Oh, Mom, he hurt me! Regan sniffled. “Make him stop hurting me, please! Okay?”
…. “I must say that I literally cried before starting to watch ‘The Trip to Washington’, after waiting 10 years for this. Only now, I feel disappointed by Linda and Ellen’s acting at the end of the scene (when they talk about death). That was such a serious, touching moment in the novel, and I was expecting it to be exactly like it: Regan is solemn and sad and has her eyes misted with tears when she asks her mother ‘why do people have to die? and ‘why does God let them’. But, Linda and Ellen are actually giggling while talking about it…
The Bad Seed is a classic! Very chilling… Patty McCormack was only 10 years in it and her performance was outstanding!!
Do you have a myspace channel or youtube? I created an album just for The Bad Seed and I upload captures of the movie to it. If you’d like to check it out here’s the url: http://www.myspace.com/sofmaclaine
Click on photos, I believe I have set all my albums to public.carlamae, where do you live?
😉
And, actually, The Bad Seed'(1956) was one of the first movies about a truly evil little girl. Have you seen it?
